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Samuel de Champlain Established Fort in Quebec
In June of 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec in Canada and ended up constructing a fort. He was from France and was considered "The Father of New France" for founding this region. -
Mayflower Compact Signed
The Mayflower Compact was the first time that there would be a self-government created in America. A British ship named the Mayflower carrying Pilgrims sailed from England to the New World. -
King James Dies, King Charles Succeeds
In England, King James I died in 1625. He was then succeeded by King Charles I. The change in kings really had English people at conflict. -
British Monarchy Restored (Charles II King)
In 1660, King Charles II became the King of Britain. He was the first monarch to rule after the English Restoration. He tried to bring this type of ruling back into England. -
King Phillip's War
King Phillips War was the most devastation war between the colonists and the natives. The war lasted until April 1678. The result in the war was that the colonists slaughtered thousands of Native Americans and displayed Phillip's head for warning of anyone who wanted to cross them. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War started in 1754 and was easily the bloodiest war in the 18th century. The war was primarily caused by the English and the French getting greedy with their land and trying to gain more. As the war began, the Natives teamed up with the French due to the hatred they had for the English after the English had slaughtered many natives. The war lasted until 1763 where the English had won. -
British Seize Quebec
The British had been in a land war with the French over most of the New World. Both countries had been trying to expand in any way that they could. The British ended up winning the Battle of Quebec and took over the region. -
John Quincy Adams Birth
On July 11th 1767, John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree Massachusetts. He was the first son of John and Abigail Adams. -
Boston Massacre
On March 5th, 1770, the British Army had shot and killed 5 colonists. The soldiers had been under attack by a mob where they were screamed at, spit on, or had stuff thrown at them. This angered most colonists and played a key role in the start of the Revolutionary War. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first time that military engagements were made in the American Revolutionary War between the British and the colonists. This was the start to the Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4th of 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed. This fully declared the colonists a separate country from Great Britain. The declaration was primarily written by Thomas Jefferson but was also written by a few others. -
George Washington Elected First President
On February 4th 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States of America. Due to his courageous acts during the Revolutionary War, the people of the colonies thought that George Washington was the most fit for the position. -
Haitian Revolution
In 1791, in the former French colony of Saint-Domingue, there was a slave rebellion over the French who had been in control of these slaves. These Haitian slaves had a huge revolt which started a 13 year rebellion that ended in a Haitian victory. This caused slavery to be abolished by 1804 in this region. -
John Quincy Adams Appointed Minister to Prussia
In 1796, John Adams was elected the second president of the United States. He then appointed his son, John Quincy Adams, the minister to Prussia. -
John Quincy Adams Elected U.S. Senate
On March 4th, 1803, John Quincy Adams was elected to the United States Senate. At the time, Thomas Jefferson was the current president. "In what was then the most significant defense of the First Amendment ever mounded, John Quincy had prevented the American President and the House of Representatives from criminalizing free speech." (Unger 138-139) -
External Slave Trade Illegal
On March 2nd 1807, an act was created that prohibits the importation of slaves into the United States. This was the first major push to abolishing slavery. The act went into action in 1808. -
John Quincy Adams Appointed Secretary of State
In 1817, John Quincy Adams was appointed secretary of state by President James Monroe. He served this position until 1825 -
John Quincy Adams Elected Sixth President of the United States
On March 4th 1825, John Quincy Adams was elected the sixth president of the United States. Andrew Jackson stated that the election was a "Corrupt Bargain" due to the thought that Henry Clay rigged the election. He served as president until 1829. -
John Quincy Adams Won Supreme Court Decision to Free Amistad
In January of 1841, John Quincy Adams had won the Supreme Court decision to free the black prisoners on the ship called the Amistad. This was a prime example of how JQA was key in trying to abolish slavery. -
John Quincy Adams Defeats Gag Rule
In 1835, John Quincy Adams pushed to have slavery abolished in Washington DC and was forced into the Gag Rule by the House. Adams fought the Gag Rule stating it was unconstitutional and eventually in 1844 he defeat this Gag Rule and was able to push towards abolition. "With each session, his opponents renewed the Gag Rule to try to silence his assault on slavery, but he sidestepped their obstructions and found another target: the admission of slave states into the Union."(Unger 280) -
John Quincy Adams Died
John Quincy Adams dies at age 78. He was still a member of the House of Representatives at the time of death. He had suffered a stroke two years before his death. "...-he tried to stand, his right hand gripping his desk as he rose. Then he slumped to his left---fortunately, into the arms of a fellow congressman who had been watching him." (Unger 308-309) -
The South Secedes Union (Start of Civil War)
On December 20th 1860, South Carolina was the first southern state to secede the union. This was due to Abraham Lincoln being elected president. Lincoln pushed to remove slavery from the states and the south did not agree with this. This eventually started the Civil War on April 12th 1861.
